Light fitting and ceiling light installation in Seville, Spain

Lighting electrician in Seville: what we do

Hanging a light looks easy until you find a false ceiling that will not hold the weight, a cable with no earth or a connection box that does not fit inside the ceiling rose. Our job is to make sure every light is securely fixed, properly connected and with no cables on show, and to do it all on the same visit.

We fit all kinds of lighting:

• Pendant lights, from simple single-bulb pendants to chandeliers and designer fittings with several arms.
• Ceiling lights (flush and semi-flush), LED or with lamp holders, for corridors, bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms.
• Wall lights in bedrooms, next to the headboard, on stairs, terraces and facades.
• Designer and track lighting, adjustable spotlights and pendants over the kitchen island or the dining table.
• Ceiling fans with lights, with reinforced fixing and their remote control. They are a very popular job in Seville before the summer.

If what you want is spotlights recessed into the ceiling, that is a different job with its own page: downlights installation.

New flats without light fittings: moving in with light

New-build homes in Seville are handed over with an elevated electrification level and light points in every room, but no light fittings: in the ceiling there is only a cable or a lamp holder. The specifications of the developers that build most in the area, such as Metrovacesa, Habitat, Insur or Aedas, confirm it. That is why, in the first weeks after receiving the keys, almost every buyer looks for an electrician to put up the lights before moving in. It is what we do most in the developments of Entrenúcleos (Dos Hermanas), Palmas Altas and Isla Natura, Jardines Hacienda del Rosario in Sevilla Este, Cruz del Campo and the new estates of Mairena del Aljarafe and Tomares. Ideally it is done with the home empty, before the furniture arrives: the work is faster and cleaner and the ladder goes wherever it is needed. If you leave the fittings in each room, in most flats we leave the whole home lit in one morning.

While we are there, many families add what the developer did not include: a socket next to the bed, another on the terrace for a floor lamp or a fan, a light point above the island or a two-way switch in the corridor. Our new-build section lists what is usually missing when you receive the keys, with pages for Entrenúcleos and Palmas Altas and Isla Natura.

What the installation of each light includes

1. Assembly of the fitting if it comes in pieces, following the manufacturer’s instructions.
2. A fixing suited to the ceiling or wall: chemical or metal anchor in concrete, plasterboard anchor, reinforcement for heavy lights or fans.
3. Connection with a connector block or terminal in a box hidden by the ceiling rose, never with tape.
4. Earth connection on metal fittings that need it.
5. Functional test with the switch and, if there is one, with the dimmer.
6. Removal of the old fitting and the packaging if you ask us to.

Choosing the right light fitting

You do not need to be an interior designer to get it right, but three figures on the box of the fitting or the bulb are worth checking:

• Lumens. They tell you how much light it gives, not the watts. A kitchen or a bathroom needs more light than a bedroom.
• Colour temperature, in kelvin. Warm light feels cosier in living rooms and bedrooms; neutral light helps you work in the kitchen, bathroom or a study. Mixing temperatures in the same room usually looks wrong.
• Colour rendering index (CRI). The higher it is, the more natural colours look, which you notice in the kitchen, the dressing room and in front of the mirror.

If your old fittings use halogen or fluorescent lamps, it is a good moment to switch them to LED.

How we work

1. You send us photos of the ceilings and the fittings, or a list of how many there are and where they go.
2. We give you a price per fitting and the total, with any extras (height, plasterboard, new points) shown.
3. We set the day, usually before the move if it is a new home.
4. We fit and test each light, and show you how any dimmer or remote control works.
5. We leave the home clean and you get an invoice detailing what was installed.

Guide prices in Seville

Prices do not include the light fitting, which you normally buy yourself. Heavy chandeliers, ceilings over three metres high or designer fittings with complex assembly are quoted before we start. Other rates are on our prices page.

Regulations and safety

Light fittings are lighting loads, and their installation is governed by ITC-BT-44 of the Spanish Low Voltage Electrotechnical Regulation. In practice this means fixing the fitting securely, connecting the protective conductor on fittings that have one and making sure no terminal is accessible. In bathrooms the protection zones set by ITC-BT-27 around the shower and the bath also apply, with fittings of the right IP rating.

Before touching anything we switch off the circuit and check that there is no voltage. If when we open the light point we find cables with no earth, old joints or a circuit that heats up, we tell you and suggest the solution.

Lights in older flats, villas and shops

• Flats from the 1960s to the 1980s in Nervión, Triana or Los Remedios: high ceilings, sometimes with mouldings, and light points with no earth. We work carefully so as not to damage the ceiling and, if needed, improve the connection. More on Nervión and Triana.
• Villas and townhouses in the Aljarafe: facade and porch wall lights, garden lanterns and terrace lights, with fittings suitable for outdoor use. More on Tomares and Mairena del Aljarafe.
• Shops and offices: track spotlights for shop windows, pendants over counters and ceiling lights in offices, coordinated with the rest of the business lighting.

If you want to control lights in scenes from your phone or by voice, we leave the fittings ready for a smart home installation. And if you have another small job at home, such as changing a socket or a switch, we sort it out on the same visit as part of our small electrical jobs. All lighting options are under lighting.